Taieri Recreational Tramping Club

Melt in a pot: 50 g butter 2 tblspns demerara or raw sugar 1 tblsp golden sugar Add: 1 unbeaten egg Approx 0.75 cup milk Half tsp vanilla Stir. – and add: 1 cup plain flour 1 cup wholemeal flour 2 rounded tsps BP Half tsp baking soda 0.25 tsp salt Half cup raisins or […]

2 cups sesame seeds 2 cups coconut. Toast this. 1.5 tblspns flour 1 tsp BP 1 tsp baking soda 2 eggs – beaten 0.5 cup oil 1 cup brown sugar Mix all together and roll into balls and flatten with a fork. Bke in a moderte oven until lightly brown.

1 tin pears cut into pieces. 1 tin boiled oysters (mashed) Put into dish or long-stemmed glasses. Sauce: Half cup tomato sauce. 1 tblspn vinegar Pinch curry powder 1 cup milk 1 dessertspoon Worcestershire sauce 1 tblspn lemon juice Mix all together and pour over pears and oysters. Shrimps can be used instead of oysters.

20 Elderflower heads in full flower. Cut away as much green as possible. Make a syrup from 2 kg sugar and 1 L of boiling water. Add washed flowers, 75 g citric acid, grated rinds of 2 lemons and lemons sliced. Put into a plastic container, stir well and cover with a cloth. Leave for […]

Pkt soft marshmallows 1 bottle cream 500 g pottle strawberry yoghurt Strawberries, mandarins, peaches or similar fruit Beat the cream until thick and add other ingredients. Can be left in fridge overnight if wished.

When frying fish, sprinkle a little curry powder into the pan. It stops smell, improves the favour and colour.

Pears are much improved by being prepared in the usual way and then cooked in lemonade instead of water.

When whipping cream, add 1 tsp of honey instead of sugar. The whipped cream will stay “in shape” much better.

1 cup flour 1 tsp salt 1 cup grated tasty cheese 2 tsps BP pinch cayenne pepper 1 egg Break egg into cup, whisk with fork and top up with cold water. Mix dry ingredients with egg and water mixture. Bake in well-greased patty pans at 230 C for 10-15 minutes.

Melt in a saucepan: 175 g butter 0.25 cup sugar 1 tblsp golden syrup 1 tblsp cocoa. Add: 1.5 cups flour 1.5 tsps BP 1.5 cups coconut Vanilla essence Handful sultanas Bake in sponge roll tin for exactly 15 minutes in moderate oven. When cold, ice with chocolate icing.

125 g butter 1 egg 1 tsp BP 1 dessertspoon cocoa 125 g sugar 175 g flour Pinch salt Few drops vanilla essence Mix and bake in moderate oven 20 minutes in sponge roll tin. When cold, spread with raspberry jam and topping. Topping: 125 g butter 50 g sugar Add tsp gelatin dissolved in […]

125 g butter 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 0.75 cup self-raising flour 1 tsp baking soda 0.75 cup caster sugar 3 very ripe small bananas Half cup chopped walnuts 0.75 cup plain flour Mash bananas finely with a fork (you should have 3/4 cup mashed banana). Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add […]

150 g butter 75 g sugar 295 g flour Half tsp vanilla 1 tblsp Maltexo 1 tblsp syrup Half tsp soda 1 tsp BP Mix and make into a bar and leave in the fridge overnight. Take out and cut thinly with a sharp knife. Bake at 180 C for 30 minutes. Makes approximately 40.

250g butter 500g wholemeal self-raising flour 2 kg mixed fruit (this sounds a lot, but is what makes the cake moist) 1 egg 250 g brown sugar Put 2 cups milk in a pot with 1 tblsp golden syrup and bring almost to boil. Add 1 tsp baking soda. Leave aside to cool. Rub the […]

250g whey butter (I like it the best) 1 cup raw sugar. Cream butter and sugar together. Add 2 cups wholemeal flour with a dash of self-raising flour. Knead it in as you go until the mixture is firm. (You will know when it feels firm). Roll into log form and cut into rounds. Press […]